The Community Engagement Team of the Disability Royal Commission is Seeking input The Disability Royal Commission was established in April 2019 in response to community concern about widespread reports of violence against, and the neglect, abuse and exploitation of, people with disability. These incidents might have happened recently or [...]
You Can't Be What You Can't See: Careers Education in Secondary Schools Careers education should be a student-focused and comprehensive program that enables young people to make informed decisions about their desired career aspirations. The National Youth Commission Australia (NYCA) has heard from young people who have had little careers [...]
Australian Apprenticeships and Traineeships Information Service (AATIS) The Australian Apprenticeships and Traineeships Information Service (AATIS) invites industry stakeholders to provide feedback on the service. Key elements of AATIS include: Australian Apprenticeship Pathways (AAPathways) website MyGain YouTube channel Enquiry service through a hotline, contact form and email Social media presence [...]
Help improve the access and experience of students with disability in VET The Australian Disability Clearinghouse on Education and Training (ADCET) has been funded by the Department of Education, Skills and Employment to undertake three projects as a program of works to transform the capacity of and provide support [...]
Provision of VET Delivered to Secondary Students (VETDSS) across Australia PwC has been engaged by the Department of Education, Skills and Employment to undertake a landscape review of the provision of VET Delivered to Secondary Students (VETDSS) across Australia, with one of the key streams of work focused on [...]
Meaningful Jobs for Students with Disability: from luck to business as usual - NCSEHE Equity fellowship final report David Eckstein, Swinburne University of Technology All people have the right to work and free choice of employment, but some Australians continue to face employment barriers because they live with disability. [...]
National Disability Research Partnership The National Disability Research Partnership will facilitate a collaborative and inclusive disability research program that builds the evidence for successful innovation in policy and practice. The Commonwealth government has provided seed funding to establish the NDRP. A two-year establishment phase is being guided by a working [...]
Best practice career support for students with disability The National Careers Institute has funded a project to investigate best practice career support for students with disability with the aim of establishing the first dedicated national Career Development Learning Hub for students with disability. This study has been approved by the Human [...]
National Disability Strategy Stage 2 consultation reports The Stage 2 consultations sought feedback from the public on the governments’ proposals for the new Strategy, as set out in the National Disability Strategy Position Paper and the introductory paper on the Outcomes Framework. Three reports on Stage 2 consultations have [...]
ADCET Webinar: Universal Design for VET Educators Project This webinar will present the first two research cycles of the Box Hill Institute Universal design for VET teachers education project. Annemaree and Annie will take you on their research journey to develop online resources and share the evaluation process currently [...]
